Te Akau Saturday Trackwork

Te Akau track work highlights - Saturday October 4 -

Course proper (Slow):

Chambord (Lammas) and Costa Viva (Zainal) worked over 1200 metres in 1:21, 1000m in 1:05.7 and final 600m in 37.9. Both are eyeing assignments next Saturday Oct. 11: Chambord (Zabeel) the Matamata Cup (Listed, 1600m) and Costa Viva (Encosta De Lago) the Taranaki Breeders Stakes (Gr. 3, 1400m).

Highly Likely (Richards) and King's Rock (Allen) went over ground. Their last 1200m covered in 1:22.9 and 600m in 40.4. King's Rock (Fastnet Rock) joins a team of seven nominated to race on Wednesday at Taupo, and Highly Likely (High Chaparral) returns to the local meet next Saturday.

Also for Matamata, Tiara (Richards) covered 1200m in 1:21.2, last 600m in 39.1.

Preparing for Taupo, No Tricks (Zainal) and Prince Henry (Lammas) went 1200m in 1:25.4, last 600m in 39.8. On footing deteriorated by rain, Equanimity (Lammas) and Fast Fiction (Zainal) worked over 800m in 54.3, last 600m 39.8. Alchemy's Flight (Lammas) and Bettorock (Zainal) covered 1000m in 1:08.4, last 600m in 39.4.

Two-year-old grass track:

Safekeeping (Lammas) and Windborne (Zainal) worked over 600 metres in 39.8.